1. RNA structure

Figure 3a: Uracil used in RNA

Figure 3a: Uracil used in RNA

Figure 3b: Thymine used in DNA

Figure 3b: Thymine used in DNA

1.2 RNA structure

4 bases

There are 4 bases in RNA:

  • Adenine (A)
  • Guanine (G)
  • Cytosine (C)
  • Uracil (U) : replaces Thymine (T) found in DNA.